"Vocal beauty and dramatic conviction" - Critics hail Sobotka's Simon Boccanegra performance with Maestro Muti as #1 concert in Japan's prestigious Ongaku no Tomo ranking.
Iwona Sobotka stars as Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer at Teatre Principal de Palma, sharing the stage with George Gagnidze. February 18, 20 & 22.
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka will make her highly anticipated debut at the prestigious Salzburg Festival in summer 2026, performing Verdi's Messa da Requiem with Maestro Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic.
Iwona Sobotka's 2025/26 season spans Tokyo, Hong Kong, Milan, Genoa, Gothenburg, and Poland, featuring major Verdi roles and a debut as the Marschallin.
This October, Iwona Sobotka stars as Verdi’s tragic heroine Aida in a new production by Hong Kong Opera. Directed by Hugo de Ana and conducted by Ramon Tebar, the performances (9–12 October 2025) at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre will showcase Sobotka in one of opera’s most iconic and demanding soprano roles.
Iwona Sobotka returns to the Tokyo Spring Festival this September, singing Amelia in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra under Riccardo Muti. Performances take place on September 13 and 15 at the Tokyo College of Music, with live streaming available in Japan via Harusai Live.
Iwona Sobotka has been honored with the 2025 Fryderyk Award for her acclaimed recording of Karol Szymanowski with the NFM Choir and NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero. Recognized as Poland’s highest music accolade, the award celebrates her artistry and her role in championing Szymanowski’s legacy on the international stage.
Iwona Sobotka performs Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore at NCPA Beijing, 9-13 April 2025. The soprano joins a distinguished international cast in this acclaimed production directed by Hugo De Ana and conducted by Piero Rizzo.
Iwona Sobotka Earns Triple Nomination for the upcoming 2025 Fryderyk Awards, highlighting her significant contributions to classical music in Poland. She appears twice in the “Album of the Year – Oratorio and Opera Music” category for her work on “Górecki 90” with the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra under Yaroslav Shemet, and for “Karol Szymanowski” with the NFM Choir and NFM Wrocław
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka steps in at short notice to perform Verdi’s Requiem with the Orchestre National de France and the Chœur de Radio France, under the direction of the legendary Riccardo Muti. The performance will take place at the Philharmonie de Paris. Iwona joins this extraordinary performance with a stellar cast of soloists, including Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Giovanni Sala, and
Iwona Sobotka's remarkable performance in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut is now available for streaming on OperaVision. This production, staged at Teatr Wielki in Poznań, is a stunning rendition of Puccini’s powerful opera, filled with emotional depth and dramatic intensity.
We are thrilled to announce the release of a new album featuring Iwona Sobotka performing Karol Szymanowski’s masterpieces! This album includes "6 Songs for a Fairytale Princess" fully orchestrated by Bruno Dozza, as well as Sobotka's contribution to "Symphony No. 3, 'Song of the Night'". The performances are beautifully delivered alongside the NFM Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by the renowned Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero.
Iwona Sobotka will join a remarkable cast for the upcoming performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon. The concert will be held on May 22, 2024, at the Helsinki Music Centre and streamed live. Iwona will perform alongside Virginie Verrez (mezzo-soprano), Tuomas Katajala (tenor), and Joshua Bloom (bass), supported by the Musiikkitalo Choir.
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka will be performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Czech Philharmonic, under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, this week. A remarkable addition to the season, this performance promises to be a stunning rendition of this iconic work.
Iwona Sobotka will grace the stage of the Berlin Philharmonie once again, this time presenting a concert performance of Stanisław Moniuszko’s masterpiece, “Paria.” Set to take place just before the release of the recording by Naxos. Joining Sobotka on stage will be Dominik Sutowicz as Idamor and Stanislav Kuflyuk as Dżares, who will eloquently narrate the enthralling story of love, exclusion, and the
This week, Iwona Sobotka makes her debut with the Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie in Strauss´ Vier Letzte Lieder, joining forces with conductor Roderick Cox. She steps in at short notice, having recently performed the same work with Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and Marek Janowski as well as with Poznan Opera Orchestra and Jacek Kaspszyk. Later this month, Iwona will be heading to
Iwona Sobotka has received great critical acclaim for her return concert at the Barbican with London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, where she stars in Berg’s Lulu and Beethoven 9th Symphony. The apotheosis was reached in Iwona Sobotka’s singing of that central Lied; with a strong, glowing upper register, the Polish soprano encapsulated the soundworld of Berg’s anti-heroine. Sobotka
This season soprano Iwona Sobotka takes centre-stage of Barbican Centre for a powerful account of Berg’s Lulu Suite in a programme also featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The program will also be presented in Elbphilharmonie and Baden-Baden Festspiele. A haunting portrait of the darker aspects of human nature, Berg’s Suite condenses the story of his opera Lulu. In Paris, the fatally charming
With numerous return invitations from leading European Orchestras critically acclaimed soprano continues to be in high demand for the upcoming 2019/20 Season. With debuts around the world, Sobotka has firmly established herself as one of the most sought-after artists. Continuing her close collaboration with Sir Simon Rattle, Sobotka will be a featured soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker performing Beethoven’s Christ
Following her Szymanowski recordings with CBSO and Sir Simon Rattle, Iwona Sobotka returns to Birmingham on March 28th, to take a part in a fundraising concert to kick start the CBSO’s Centenary Fund as the orchestra will celebrate it’s 100th Birthday in 2020. Iwona joins the orchestra to perform Beethoven Symphony no. 9, which she performed earlier with Berliner Philharmoniker, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
After her successful tour to Asia with Berliner Philharmoniker in 2016, followed by her debut at the Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden in Wagner’s Parsifal and at the Berlin Philharmonie in concert version, Iwona Sobotka looks forward once more for a collaboration with distinguished British conductor Sir Simon Rattle. At this occasion she will perform Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass with Staatskapelle Berlin. The first concert is at the Staatsoper Unter den
Iwona Sobotka to take a part in new educational project of Berliner Philharmoniker "A Trip to the Moon" by Andrew Norman and debut at the Waldorff Summer Festival in Radziejowice, Poland.
Iwona Sobotka tours with Komische Oper Berlin to Budapest and return to Poland for further opera performances of The Magic Flute and La Boheme.
Iwona Sobotka makes her role debut as Mimi at Opera Podlaska (Poland) and heads to Madrid and Lisbon for symphony concerts.Iwona Sobotka debiutuje w roli Mimi w Operze Podlaskiej oraz kontunuuje działalność koncertową w Madrycie i Lizbonie.
Iwona Sobotka returns as Tatyana to Wielki Theatre in Lodz and debuts on stage stage with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Iwona Sobotka wcieli się ponownie w rolę Tatiany w Teatrze Wielkim w Łodzi oraz zadebiutuje na estradzie z Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Iwona Sobotka makes her Berlin opera house debut at the stage of the Komische Oper and travel with The Magic Flute production for guest performance at Budapest Spring Festival.Iwona Sobotka debiutuje na scenie Komische Oper w Berlinie oraz podróżuje z berlińską operą do Budapesztu by wziąć udział w gościnnym wykonaniu Czarodziejskiego Fletu na Budapest Spring Festival.
Iwona Sobotka journeys to Berlin for a christmas concert at Berliner Cathedral and to Copenhagen for New Year's concerts.Iwona Sobotka weźmie udział w tradycyjnym koncercie świątecznym w berlińskiej katedrze z Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester oraz w koncertach noworocznych z Duńską Orkiestrą Narodową.
Iwona Sobotka returns to Teatr Wielki National Opera of Poland in Warsaw for "The Magic Flute" production directed by Barrie Kosky.Iwona Sobotka wraca do Teatru Wielkiego Opery Narodowej w Warszawie, gdzie wystąpi w "Czarodziejskim Flecie" Mozarta w reżyserii Barie Kosky'ego.
Iwona Sobotka returns to Wielki Theatre of Łódź as Tatyana and opens the Festival de Música Polonesa in Barcelona.Iwona Sobotka wcieli się w rolę Tatiany w Teatrze Wielkim w Łodzi oraz zainauuruje Festiwal Muzyki Polskiej w Barcelonie.
Iwona Sobotka starts the new season with return to Opera Podlaska as Pamina and begins rehearsals as Tatyana in a new production of Teatr Wielki in Łódź.Iwona Sobotka rozpoczyna nowy sezon od powrotu na scenę Opery Podlaskiej jako Pamina oraz przygotowuje się do nowej produkcji Eugeniusza Oniegina w Teatrze Wielkim w Łodzi.
Iwona Sobotka returns to Berlin to sing with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle and will perform in a charity concert to benefit polish opera singer Jacek Janiszewski.Iwona Sobotka wraca do Berlina, gdzie wystąpi z Filharmonią Berlińską pod dyrekcją Sir Simona Rattle oraz weźmie udział w koncercie charytatywnym z którego dochód przeznaczony będzie na leczenie polskiego śpiewaka operowego Jacka Janiszewskiego.
Iwona Sobotka debutes with the Berliner Philharmoniker during its Asian tour and returns to Katowice to sing with the National Polish Radio Symphonic Orchestra.Iwona Sobotka debiutuje z Filharmonią Berlińską podczas tournee orkiestry po Azji oraz wraca do Katowic aby zaśpiewać z Narodową Orkiestrą Symfoniczną Polskiego Radia w Katowicach.
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"Vocal beauty and dramatic conviction" - Critics hail Sobotka's Simon Boccanegra performance with Maestro Muti as #1 concert in Japan's prestigious Ongaku no Tomo ranking.
Iwona Sobotka stars as Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer at Teatre Principal de Palma, sharing the stage with George Gagnidze. February 18, 20 & 22.
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka will make her highly anticipated debut at the prestigious Salzburg Festival in summer 2026, performing Verdi's Messa da Requiem with Maestro Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic.
Iwona Sobotka's 2025/26 season spans Tokyo, Hong Kong, Milan, Genoa, Gothenburg, and Poland, featuring major Verdi roles and a debut as the Marschallin.
This October, Iwona Sobotka stars as Verdi’s tragic heroine Aida in a new production by Hong Kong Opera. Directed by Hugo de Ana and conducted by Ramon Tebar, the performances (9–12 October 2025) at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre will showcase Sobotka in one of opera’s most iconic and demanding soprano roles.
Iwona Sobotka returns to the Tokyo Spring Festival this September, singing Amelia in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra under Riccardo Muti. Performances take place on September 13 and 15 at the Tokyo College of Music, with live streaming available in Japan via Harusai Live.
Iwona Sobotka has been honored with the 2025 Fryderyk Award for her acclaimed recording of Karol Szymanowski with the NFM Choir and NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero. Recognized as Poland’s highest music accolade, the award celebrates her artistry and her role in championing Szymanowski’s legacy on the international stage.
Iwona Sobotka performs Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore at NCPA Beijing, 9-13 April 2025. The soprano joins a distinguished international cast in this acclaimed production directed by Hugo De Ana and conducted by Piero Rizzo.
Iwona Sobotka Earns Triple Nomination for the upcoming 2025 Fryderyk Awards, highlighting her significant contributions to classical music in Poland. She appears twice in the “Album of the Year – Oratorio and Opera Music” category for her work on “Górecki 90” with the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra under Yaroslav Shemet, and for “Karol Szymanowski” with the NFM Choir and NFM Wrocław
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka steps in at short notice to perform Verdi’s Requiem with the Orchestre National de France and the Chœur de Radio France, under the direction of the legendary Riccardo Muti. The performance will take place at the Philharmonie de Paris. Iwona joins this extraordinary performance with a stellar cast of soloists, including Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Giovanni Sala, and
Iwona Sobotka's remarkable performance in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut is now available for streaming on OperaVision. This production, staged at Teatr Wielki in Poznań, is a stunning rendition of Puccini’s powerful opera, filled with emotional depth and dramatic intensity.
We are thrilled to announce the release of a new album featuring Iwona Sobotka performing Karol Szymanowski’s masterpieces! This album includes "6 Songs for a Fairytale Princess" fully orchestrated by Bruno Dozza, as well as Sobotka's contribution to "Symphony No. 3, 'Song of the Night'". The performances are beautifully delivered alongside the NFM Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by the renowned Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero.
Iwona Sobotka will join a remarkable cast for the upcoming performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon. The concert will be held on May 22, 2024, at the Helsinki Music Centre and streamed live. Iwona will perform alongside Virginie Verrez (mezzo-soprano), Tuomas Katajala (tenor), and Joshua Bloom (bass), supported by the Musiikkitalo Choir.
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka will be performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Czech Philharmonic, under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, this week. A remarkable addition to the season, this performance promises to be a stunning rendition of this iconic work.
Iwona Sobotka will grace the stage of the Berlin Philharmonie once again, this time presenting a concert performance of Stanisław Moniuszko’s masterpiece, “Paria.” Set to take place just before the release of the recording by Naxos. Joining Sobotka on stage will be Dominik Sutowicz as Idamor and Stanislav Kuflyuk as Dżares, who will eloquently narrate the enthralling story of love, exclusion, and the
This week, Iwona Sobotka makes her debut with the Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie in Strauss´ Vier Letzte Lieder, joining forces with conductor Roderick Cox. She steps in at short notice, having recently performed the same work with Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and Marek Janowski as well as with Poznan Opera Orchestra and Jacek Kaspszyk. Later this month, Iwona will be heading to
Iwona Sobotka has received great critical acclaim for her return concert at the Barbican with London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, where she stars in Berg’s Lulu and Beethoven 9th Symphony. The apotheosis was reached in Iwona Sobotka’s singing of that central Lied; with a strong, glowing upper register, the Polish soprano encapsulated the soundworld of Berg’s anti-heroine. Sobotka
This season soprano Iwona Sobotka takes centre-stage of Barbican Centre for a powerful account of Berg’s Lulu Suite in a programme also featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The program will also be presented in Elbphilharmonie and Baden-Baden Festspiele. A haunting portrait of the darker aspects of human nature, Berg’s Suite condenses the story of his opera Lulu. In Paris, the fatally charming
With numerous return invitations from leading European Orchestras critically acclaimed soprano continues to be in high demand for the upcoming 2019/20 Season. With debuts around the world, Sobotka has firmly established herself as one of the most sought-after artists. Continuing her close collaboration with Sir Simon Rattle, Sobotka will be a featured soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker performing Beethoven’s Christ
Following her Szymanowski recordings with CBSO and Sir Simon Rattle, Iwona Sobotka returns to Birmingham on March 28th, to take a part in a fundraising concert to kick start the CBSO’s Centenary Fund as the orchestra will celebrate it’s 100th Birthday in 2020. Iwona joins the orchestra to perform Beethoven Symphony no. 9, which she performed earlier with Berliner Philharmoniker, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
After her successful tour to Asia with Berliner Philharmoniker in 2016, followed by her debut at the Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden in Wagner’s Parsifal and at the Berlin Philharmonie in concert version, Iwona Sobotka looks forward once more for a collaboration with distinguished British conductor Sir Simon Rattle. At this occasion she will perform Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass with Staatskapelle Berlin. The first concert is at the Staatsoper Unter den
Iwona Sobotka to take a part in new educational project of Berliner Philharmoniker "A Trip to the Moon" by Andrew Norman and debut at the Waldorff Summer Festival in Radziejowice, Poland.
Iwona Sobotka tours with Komische Oper Berlin to Budapest and return to Poland for further opera performances of The Magic Flute and La Boheme.
Iwona Sobotka makes her role debut as Mimi at Opera Podlaska (Poland) and heads to Madrid and Lisbon for symphony concerts.Iwona Sobotka debiutuje w roli Mimi w Operze Podlaskiej oraz kontunuuje działalność koncertową w Madrycie i Lizbonie.
Iwona Sobotka returns as Tatyana to Wielki Theatre in Lodz and debuts on stage stage with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Iwona Sobotka wcieli się ponownie w rolę Tatiany w Teatrze Wielkim w Łodzi oraz zadebiutuje na estradzie z Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Iwona Sobotka makes her Berlin opera house debut at the stage of the Komische Oper and travel with The Magic Flute production for guest performance at Budapest Spring Festival.Iwona Sobotka debiutuje na scenie Komische Oper w Berlinie oraz podróżuje z berlińską operą do Budapesztu by wziąć udział w gościnnym wykonaniu Czarodziejskiego Fletu na Budapest Spring Festival.
Iwona Sobotka journeys to Berlin for a christmas concert at Berliner Cathedral and to Copenhagen for New Year's concerts.Iwona Sobotka weźmie udział w tradycyjnym koncercie świątecznym w berlińskiej katedrze z Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester oraz w koncertach noworocznych z Duńską Orkiestrą Narodową.
Iwona Sobotka returns to Teatr Wielki National Opera of Poland in Warsaw for "The Magic Flute" production directed by Barrie Kosky.Iwona Sobotka wraca do Teatru Wielkiego Opery Narodowej w Warszawie, gdzie wystąpi w "Czarodziejskim Flecie" Mozarta w reżyserii Barie Kosky'ego.
Iwona Sobotka returns to Wielki Theatre of Łódź as Tatyana and opens the Festival de Música Polonesa in Barcelona.Iwona Sobotka wcieli się w rolę Tatiany w Teatrze Wielkim w Łodzi oraz zainauuruje Festiwal Muzyki Polskiej w Barcelonie.
Iwona Sobotka starts the new season with return to Opera Podlaska as Pamina and begins rehearsals as Tatyana in a new production of Teatr Wielki in Łódź.Iwona Sobotka rozpoczyna nowy sezon od powrotu na scenę Opery Podlaskiej jako Pamina oraz przygotowuje się do nowej produkcji Eugeniusza Oniegina w Teatrze Wielkim w Łodzi.
Iwona Sobotka returns to Berlin to sing with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle and will perform in a charity concert to benefit polish opera singer Jacek Janiszewski.Iwona Sobotka wraca do Berlina, gdzie wystąpi z Filharmonią Berlińską pod dyrekcją Sir Simona Rattle oraz weźmie udział w koncercie charytatywnym z którego dochód przeznaczony będzie na leczenie polskiego śpiewaka operowego Jacka Janiszewskiego.
Iwona Sobotka debutes with the Berliner Philharmoniker during its Asian tour and returns to Katowice to sing with the National Polish Radio Symphonic Orchestra.Iwona Sobotka debiutuje z Filharmonią Berlińską podczas tournee orkiestry po Azji oraz wraca do Katowic aby zaśpiewać z Narodową Orkiestrą Symfoniczną Polskiego Radia w Katowicach.
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